Kids should eat a variety of healthy, nutritious foods, but all foods, healthy or unhealthy, need to be in the correct portions. The Kaboose website offers portion guides for children and divided by age group.

Children who are overweight have special issues and needs over and above those overweight adults contend with. This can be trying on the parent of the overweight child. The author of this blog, a mother, documents her struggles to help her child reach a healthy weight in this insightful and poignant diary.

Dr. Freedhoff originally started out as a family physician and quickly became frustrated prescribing medications for conditions that could be controlled with lifestyle changes. He opened up the Bar iatric Medical Institute in April 2004, a multi-disciplinary approach to lifestyle improvement and weight loss. He writes about a wide-range of weight loss topics, including some for children.

Wii Fit combines fitness with fun and is designed for everyone, young and old. Wii Fit players work towards personal fitness goals and they block soccer balls, swivel hips to power hoop twirls, and go big on ski jumps to get themselves there. You can check your daily progress, set goals, check your Wii Fit Age, and even enter exercise time you've done outside of Wii Fit. Training is at the core of Wii Fit. You can spend as much (or as little) time as you want trying out all of the 40+ activities Wii Fit offers.

Use these charts to help you judge your child\'s height and weight in relation to other children of the same age and race/ethnicity. The growth charts can compare boys and girls growth rates, as their height and weight changes with age, and show the growth spurt that occurs during adolescence. Provided by Halls.md.

Overweight is a serious health concern for children and adolescents. The CDC offers excellent tips for parents relating to childhood obesity: how to know if your child is obese, nutrition and caloric needs, recommended activity levels, and links to more information.

Childhood obesity is an important issue, and children who are overweight can set themselves up for lifelong health problems. But how do you know if your child is really overweight? Parents tend to misjudge their children as thinner than they really are. Find out using this BMI tool if your child is overweight or obese.

This is a great electronic brochure that describes the benefits of physical activity in children and offers suggestions and recommendations for types and amounts of activity. Physical activity is essential for healthy children, so learn here how much they need. You might be surprised.

Just how pervasive is the problem of childhood overweight and obesity? Are people making a mountain out of a molehill? Are that many kids really at risk? Read up on these insightful facts and statistics to learn more about the depth of the problem.